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Mike Hodges Seeks Recognition for Overlooked Works

1/17/2026

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Director Mike Hodges, who died in 2022 and was known for Get Carter, says in a Jon Spira interview book that his name counts for little.
Spira's book highlights Hodges' wish for recognition of lesser-known works, especially The Terminal Man, which he believed deserved reappraisal.
The book also covers Hodges' unfinished autobiographical project All at Sea, which Spira hopes to complete.
A crowdfunding campaign for the book has raised over £4,500.

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Story summary

Director Mike Hodges, who died in 2022 and was known for Get Carter, says in a Jon Spira interview book that his name counts for little.
Spira's book highlights Hodges' wish for recognition of lesser-known works, especially The Terminal Man, which he believed deserved reappraisal.
The book also covers Hodges' unfinished autobiographical project All at Sea, which Spira hopes to complete.
A crowdfunding campaign for the book has raised over £4,500.